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Where does “kṣurás” come from?
kṣurás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšurás, from Proto-Indo-European ksurós.
Ancestry of “kṣurás”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Indo-Iranian
kšurás
dagger, razor, sharp knife
2
Proto-Indo-European
ksurós
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